DJI Matrice 300 flies autonomously underground in Aussie mines
A DJI Matrice 300 outfitted with a LiDAR system flies autonomously underground in two Aussie mines for the first time ever.
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Drone delivery company Wing has a new head of operations
Drone delivery company Wing has a new head of operations as the Alphabet subsidiary is looking to expand its global reach.
Orlando-based drone company Hoverfly receives $10M investment
Orlando-based Hoverfly Technologies Inc. received a big investment. The drone company reportedly raised roughly $10.7 million in equity, according to an August 17th filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Daily Drone News – Tuesday August 18, 2020
Here are today’s most important drone news articles. We publish this post every weekday at 5:30 p.m. Some of these stories are from DroneXL.co and some of them will be from other sources. If you’d like to receive this in an…
DJI’s Vision, Mision and Values internal document revealed
Yesterday, we reported on DJI’s sweeping cuts in the ‘Long March’ reforms based on an article from Reuters. In the article, DJI’s ‘Vision, Mission and Values’ document was mentioned that was published internally by the dronemaker in December of 2019.…
Bird of prey attacks FPV drone in midair [video]
Towards the end of this video, you can see a bird of prey suddenly appearing and attacking an FPV drone in midair. While the footage is spectacular it is best to avoid any interactions and disturbances between drones and wildlife.
Suspicious drone spotted days before burglary says Piers Morgan’s wife
A suspicious drone was spotted hovering over the villa, that Piers Morgan had rented for his family in the south of France, days before the burglary took place says his wife.
Pentagon investigates alleged drone sighting near Air Force One
Yesterday we reported on the near-miss between President Trump’s airplane and a small drone. Today, we can confirm that the Pentagon has started an investigation into the alleged drone sighting near Air Force One.
Case dismissed. George Steinmetz gets his DJI Mavic 2 Pro back!
Back in April, as he was taking aerial photos of the mass burials on Hart Island, award-winning National Geographic and New York Times photographer, George Steinmetz had his DJI Mavic 2 Pro drone confiscated by the New York Police Department…
Daily Drone News – Monday August 17, 2020
Here are today’s most important drone news articles. We publish this post every weekday at 5:30 p.m. Some of these stories are from DroneXL.co and some of them will be from other sources. If you’d like to receive this in an…
U.S. nears law banning Chinese-made drones including DJI for government use
Today turns out to be quite the drone news day, and I don’t mean that in a good way, unfortunately. Earlier today a long-established aviation news publication reported that the United States is nearing legislation that would ban all Chinese-made…
Air Force One with Trump on board had near-miss with drone
Sunday evening as President Trump was flying back to Washington, D.C.from the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., the C-32A Air Force One had a near-miss with a drone, witnesses say.